Title: Penny's Blog

Author: jamie55

Rating: PG

Disclaimer: I don't own Dr Horrible and I did not come up with the lyrics for "Everything You Ever", more commonly known as the last song in act III, partially quoted in the beginning.

Summary: Billy finds out Penny had a blog.

A/N: Set after act III, so if you don't feel I've got a good Penny voice say so 'cause I have plans and they do not include this being a one shot. Spoilers for all three acts, huge spoilers for act III. Also this was made for by violetbluebells as a belated B-day fic. violetbluebells also did a fantastic job beta'ing it for me.

Word count: 1080 (with the lyrics for "Everything you Ever")

Now the nightmare's real

Now Dr. Horrible is here

To make you quake with fear

To make the whole world kneel

(Everything you ever…)

And I won't feel

A thing

Billy sat in front of his computer screen, the camera was still recording he reminded himself. He turned it off, wasn't even quite sure why he had it on. Now that he was in the Evil League of Evil he couldn't risk sharing anything with the world.

Beep

Moist had sent him yet another email; he hasn't been answering his phone. Most of the calls and other emails were fan/hate mail from people he didn't know or care too much about. He ignored it and closed the page before slumping back down in his seat.

He was fine. After all this time he finally got into the Evil League of Evil, he was going to be able to change things now. It was everything he ever…

"No, that's a lie." He told himself after a long blink.

Opening a new web page Billy pushed those thoughts aside as he directed his page to Google and hesitated for a moment before typing in the only thing he really cared for. He knew he shouldn't, he knew it was too late and there was nothing he could do. Besides he was living the dream... Wasn't he?

No, he thought as he clicked the search button, no this was a nightmare. One he kept waiting to wake up from, so that tomorrow he could walk into that Laundromat and see her smiling face. He would give it all up if only he could...

He blinked forcing down that feeling. Hope. Hope was worthless now. There was no hope. Not now.

The usual results for her name came up, less than 500 results, she deserved more. Some sites didn't even know her full name. He had been able to get through four pages so far. He went to the next page of results which he had yet to look at.

The first link was for a Captain Hammer fan site, abandoned now that Dr. Horrible had defeated him. They had an old article, made before that day, about how Hammer had a new girlfriend, how she doesn't eat meat, works with the homeless, and how it's so romantic that they're dating. There were also some cruel remarks about her. The Hammer "Groupie" apparently had a problem with her. Billy moved on to the next link.

It was for a blogging site, the same kind of video site that he uses- well used to use, he corrected himself. Probably someone from that crowd who did a blog about that day. After all he did tell them to spread the word, take a pic, do a blog; now he wished they didn't do everything he said. It was painful to watch, but he had to...

He clicked and as the page loaded his eyes widened and he straightened to attention. The title - which for some reason he didn't read correctly before - was written in soft bold blue letters with calm and peaceful font:

Penny's Blog.

His mouth dried and he was momentarily stunned, but he recovered and clicked on the first video.

Click

"Hello." A red-headed girl said smiling. He couldn't believe what he was seeing, it's Penny.

Penny, the girl from the laundry mat; the girl who's smile could brighten his darkest of days (i.e. that time Captain Hammer gave him an atomic wedgie, and on Christmas Day too!). The girl of his dreams, the girl he knew so little about, the girl he learned so much from. The girl who he…

"Uhmm..." she looked hesitantly at the screen in front of her as the camera continued to record.

"So I got this thing.." she pointed to the small camera in front of her, "..for my birthday. I didn't even ask for it, but my uncle thought that should start a blog. Said 'everyone's doing it, it's fun. You'll make new friends.'" She made a face mimicking a strange voice and rolling her eyes. "No offense but I have friends, who I have met." Billy's mouth still hung open as he tried to not blink too hard so as to not miss a moment; however he couldn't help but smile at her reasoning, her loveable affection for human contact. And yet there she was; blogging despite her arguments.

"Anyways, it was kind of thoughtful. He said he'd watch it, that it would help him know what's going on in my life." She smiled weakly and nodded as if agreeing with herself and took in a deep breath before exhaling a sigh and letting her eyes drift to the side out of the camera's view. She quickly turned back to the camera and continued still unsure of what she was doing making a blog.

"I- I'm really not sure what to do with this, what to say. I kind of have a hard time believing some people do this on a regular basis. What do they talk about? I guess I could research it or something. I still got two hour before my shift starts.

"Alright then I guess that's all for blog 1. That's kind of an impersonal title, 'blog 1'…" She pondered this a few seconds before saying her ending her first blog, which was title 'Blog 1: My first blog'.

"Bye, bye."

Click

No, no, no. There had to be more, there had to be. His eyes searched the page furiously until he saw what he was looking for. There was more.

He let out a breath of air as relief filled his system.

First things first, he downloaded all her videos, pictures, everything he could get, he did. He couldn't risk having the site close down or something equally as disastrous happening and he couldn't lose her, well what was left of her.

*ring*

His cell phone rang, which was weird because he could have sworn he turned it off. Looking at the name he saw that it was from the ELE. He can't avoid them forever; after all he was a member now. He answers the call and hears Bad Horse's henchmen sing:

The Evil League of Evil has news to give to you

But you were absent from the meetings this afternoon

And so he'd like to see you for reasons you'll know soon

Right now's not good, But later's fine

Come by today at 5 to 9